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#41: The hurt that you feel – and dealing with the consequences
The crying usually precedes the acting out, although the pout is usually the initial sign something is wrong. If we get to the acting out phase it’s doubly difficult for me to figure out what’s going on inside you, but I’ve found that if I can intercept you at the pout, there’s a chance the…
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Fitting in – or not?
Sometimes you’re not exactly asking what I think you’re asking.
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#39: Getting to the heart of it
Managing to be compassionate, even with difficult people.
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#38: “Between stimulus and response there is space.” or… People can’t make you feel any particular way.
Figuring out how to exert some measure of control over your world.
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#37: Question Authority
Question authority… yes, even ours.
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#36: Strumming my pain with his fingers
“Daddy!” Your wailing starts from the kitchen and becomes doppler blue-shifted as I hear you make your way toward my office. I’m not that alarmed because I can from experience tell how concerned I should be based on the tone of your cry. This was a “I’m-not-really-hurt-but-I-want-attention” cry, with harmonic undertones of “my-sisters-are-ignoring-me-so-I’m-coming-to-you”. You come…
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#35: The Persistence of Columbus Day (i.e. Admitting when you’re wrong)
Why Columbus Day can be a reminder to be gentler to ourselves…
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#34: Talking to yourself
#34: Talk to yourself – your future self.
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#33: On Suicide
It’s Suicide Prevention Week. How can we prevent it if we’re reluctant to even talk about it?
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#32: On Being Fragile
What do you do when you feel “Fragile”? Or is that even the right word for it?